Billie Holiday – American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed “Lady Day” by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing.
Ron Kersey – American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger most known for writing the music to “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps.
Freddie Hubbard – American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.